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How are new nodes discovered or registered?

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For now, there is a default bootstrap list:

When new nodes enter the network, they connect to a subset of this list and use this as a starting point for discovery.

After that, queries/operations on the DHT will result in the discovery of other nodes.

The bootstrap list isn't hard coded, it's just a default. Here's how to work with the bootstrap list: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsNTn2aDxd... (from ipfs.io/docs/examples)

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For now, there is a default bootstrap list:

When new nodes enter the network, they connect to a subset of this list and use this as a starting point for discovery.

After that, queries/operations on the DHT will result in the discovery of other nodes.

The bootstrap list isn't hard coded, it's just a default. Here's how to work with the bootstrap list: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmTkzDwWqPbnAh5YiV5VwcTLnGdwSNsNTn2aDxd... (from ipfs.io/docs/examples)

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